Nato Science Series E Multicomponent And Multilayered Thin Films For Advanced Microtechnologies Techniques Fundamentals

The synthesis of multicomponent multilayered superconducting conducting semiconducting and insulating thin films has become the subject of an intensive worldwide interdisciplinary research effort. The development of deposition-characterization techniques and the science and technology related to the synthesis of these films are critical for the successful evolution of this interdisciplinary field of research and the implementation of the new materials in a whole new generation of advanced microdevices. This book contains the lectures and contributed papers on various scientific and technological aspects of multicomponent and multilayered thin films presented at a nato asi. Compared to other recent books on thin films the distinctive character of this book is the interdisciplinary treatment of the various fields of research related to the different thin film materials mentioned above. The wide range of topics discussed in this book include vacuum-deposition techniques synthesis-processing characterization and devices of multicomponent multilayered oxide high temperature superconducting ferroelectric electro-optic optical metallic silicide and compound semiconductor thin films. The book presents an unusual intedisciplinary exchange of ideas between researchers with cross-disciplinary backgrounds and it will be useful to established investigators as well as postdoctoral and graduate students.

The synthesis of multicomponent multilayered superconducting conducting semiconducting and insulating thin films has become the subject of an intensive worldwide interdisciplinary research effort. The development...show more